by Renee Pottle | Jul 17, 2017 | Canned or Preserved Fruits and Vegetables, Canning and Preserving, Instagram
It’s time for Washington State stone fruits again! One of the best things about living in this part of the country is summer stone fruits. Cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines – you could almost live on fresh fruit for months! So I was thrilled when the... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 11, 2016 | Canned or Preserved Fruits and Vegetables, Canning and Preserving, Instagram
Combine tasty stone fruits and a bit of unusual spice for a mixed fruit treat. I was one of those kids who loved canned fruit cocktail. It seemed pretty exotic to those of us who lived in cold, remote places back in the ’60s. It also helped that as a kid I didn’t have... 
by Renee Pottle | Jun 18, 2015 | Canned or Preserved Fruits and Vegetables, Canning and Preserving, Instagram
It’s fresh cherry season. A season that is just too short for my liking. Each year I try to figure out new ways to preserve the harvest so I can enjoy sweet cherries all year long. Here are 10 of my favorite preservation methods: 1. Freeze – last... 
by Renee Pottle | Apr 17, 2015 | Canned or Preserved Fruits and Vegetables, Canning and Preserving
Spring is in full force here in the Mid-Columbia. (If you are in the Northeast, I promise spring will come soon. It has too, right?) That means the ground is alive again after its fallow winter. The local asparagus harvest has started, the chives are tall and... 
by Renee Pottle | Apr 3, 2015 | Canned or Preserved Fruits and Vegetables, Canning and Preserving
We are heading into mango season. Enjoy this tropical and versatile treat a multitude of ways! I wholeheartedly believe in the eat local movement. It just makes sense that the food produced close to home travels less, and can be harvested closer to ripeness. Thus it... 
by Renee Pottle | Sep 29, 2014 | Canned or Preserved Fruits and Vegetables, Canning and Preserving, Instagram
Homemade canned applesauce just got better with the addition of mango. Have you gone shopping for applesauce lately? It comes it all kinds of flavors now, but almost all of it is full of high fructose corn syrup, additives, and preservatives. Why take something as...